If something bad happened to these children, would you hold their mother accountable?
A woman with two children from a previous relationship meets and marries a man who is a physical abuser. He hurts her very badly on many occasions, breaking bones, etc, but she is scared because she thinks if she leaves him, he will kill her, or her kids — or she and the kids will be homeless. So she just takes his abuse, sexual, physical, and emotional.
If he harms her children in any way, do you think this woman should be held accountable, too?
The only one who should be held accountable for any of them being hurt is the perpetrator. ;Not the victims. True she is knowingly putting those children inharms way by being with this guy, but she is also a victim. She is scared of her life. and she needs to learn to get a way from him out of his way and control. he controls her by fear. She needs to seek help and get a way from him. if he is infact hurting her or the children. Call the authorities if you have to to help the children get out of there.
Yep.
when i worked in a prison all of 4 months. they told us all is forgivable in a hostage situation. she is in fear of what he will do to her. this is the same as a locked room. if what you say is right then you can get the police involved. tell them what you know. they can act if they see signs of abuse. they can also remove the children before something happens. there is help out there.